Telegram-herald., 1887-01-11
EMMOAS SCANDAL
8llQ35 A MEDICAL EXPERT
some Acrimonious sno highly Anus
irg T3is set~sen me Counsel. the
Defendant ara the witness
ter the Prosscat on.


WAassfos jan lo-M-. Emmous
ee-.lal-s a.a.ael Who d,sns 10 her tral
.4r lsy larse crowd irom tle nppes
va 1sa. a.e uaAy II tas spectators being
.ates Tie proceedings opened wltn hr.
a an lcI-as Hamilton il the witness
b.1 Tie doctor AFTER observing thai be
as1 maI- sas. al sfady II disesses - the
nlai loil about A.- attendance upon Mrs.
.mm8ls ASA the conclusion he nad reach
go concerning hep sanity. She had NUM-
aer of d-l4s.als one % which v.s thar she
lat eeen lef secuted 1y her husband.
-kal1er s substantial del4slon. ~ tnls
point remarkel Mr.. hmmoas.
Later 0n tae d1elor testified that Mrs.
Emn0ls conduct iu court during has trial
,ff-u llenet Ais opinion that sne was
afflicted affn chronic insanity or mama,
Wirn Is nervous insanity underlying 10 all.
When ou t4e steamer iy1lan Monarch,
confined tne impertulaDle doctor. she gave
llure evidence 0f ner insanity The husband
ASKED beg o. 80 home With him and she re-
frrt.l tnat she would cur her throat lrsf.
D-aas our s-lt Mrs faimous was nrst
plea lui s.al.rs and happy, and lhe neat
moment without 4lI aren't reason would De-
come violently angry. When we left the
-llp She waved Ter handkerchief ana
all .u. AMI ca i-i 0ut Good bye Frankie
Then y IS. Emmons' lawyer, Mr.. Garnett,
cross examined tle doctor aud asked him
shout hls examination Oi Mrs. Emmons
while she was Al the B.oOmingdsle Asylum,
ari lawyer aud witness running oil on
side issues for moment the latter remark
81. 'N0w. lel us 20 back 10 BioJmlngdale.
To this suggestion Mrs EmmOns quickly
luterp0sed
"Not II know il. she cried.
NJ Garneti then questioned the doctor
about Mrs EmmOns specisl delusiOn-per-
secud0n oy her hls0ani-and in this way
coruerei the doctor How do you know
il was delu,ion' Did you ever see wife
who thought her husband prosecuted her
before.
..l-es"
''Were they all insane
'No. buf am talking abont this case.
She thought her husband persecuted her.
and don't think be did
so said Mr. Garnet, you base your
belief in her insanity largely on belief Did
YOU know that her husband did not perse-
cute her,
No
This took the doctor back on board Of the
Lvdlan Monarch and he was asked. You
saId she asked DR.. kempster 10 take A seat
/ ON the lpOr OF the cabin. Now is it not
! true that there We're only three seats?'
"Ies, there was only room for about
three
"JusL after she asked for YOU, and then
Dr. hewps.er If she WIS insane she LIFT
the siate-r0orl 10 cal ia witness 10 the
/ conversation, t.t sac not!
Yes
"Aal The ship's physician came in"
! '1cs. aa1 took seat
There must have been more than three
I seats iu the caDin.'
no. there was not" corrected Mrs.
+ Emmons.
'.Neeo quiet, said Mr. Garnett
/ ''bl i want 20 help the poor man out;
I he's AL Oi mudile,' she said. At this
1 there was much laughter and merriment a.
+ the Doctor expense and the court took d
+ rece~s.
After the recess Mr. Carneit resumed the
examination Of Or Hamilton 0y ask
4 ing hlm 20 deHne reasoning mania The
. Witness SAID thai reasoning mania was a
. mau,s in which the patient showed srOng
/ reasoning points.
"Dr Hass.ett of Eng and. said Mr. Gar
nett lao testified in The GIteau trial. says
tla- there la no sane man Ia existence un-
Jess it ae the Deity himself. Do you agree
Will him ur. Hamilfon;'
"Well. don think 10. it would be too
bad i d.j because J would then have -
c'ate YOU Mr. Garnet, retOrted the wit
moss.
"AI. -elr. doctor. that's a hard one.
You are not sure y3u ever saw a sane man.
Dia you ever glance latO q l0Oking-g glass2
renewed laughter
Mr Garneft p-olgced letter and asked
the witness b bee had written IT, Lawyer
Kent SAID he waafei 20 see the letter FIRST.
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